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Realschule

intermediate secondary school

noun ray-AL-shoo-le Rare
People & Society Education

Usage Note

Realschule is the middle track of Germany's three-tier secondary school system, between Hauptschule and Gymnasium. It leads to the Mittlere Reife qualification, opening paths to vocational training or the upper secondary level.

Examples

"Nach der Grundschule wechselte er auf die Realschule."

Natural Translation

After primary school he moved to the intermediate secondary school.

Literal Translation

After the primary-school changed he to the Realschule.

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